would dogs mate if reared toghether?

If dogs are allowed to produce and their offspring’s are allowed to produce, within ten years they can produce 67,000 dogs. These numbers are reduced when a young dog dies in her attempts to give birth and some of these people will neuter their dogs, this helps to keep down the numbers of unwanted dogs.

Thousands of dogs are euthanized every day; many of them are recognised breeds. Unfortunately mutts, mongrels are at the back of the queue and they are the most likely candidates for the needle.

Rescue Centres cannot cope with the influx of dogs which need homes, they cannot afford to feed them and they are not enough adopters. Like I said, these dogs are euthanized and you and anyone who allows their ***** to breed is adding to the number of dogs which are PTS every day. Recognised breeders are also guilty of this.

Although you might say "hand on heart that none of your puppies will end up in a shelter/rescue/pound”. There is no way that you can keep track of their progeny. If you allow your ***** to produce mutts/mongrels, it is a sad fact of life that a huge % of them will be euthanized.

Inexperience breeders get next to nothing for their puppies, consequently kids and inexperienced dog owners buy them. The upshot of this is that most of them cannot afford veterinary care and the dogs are neglected.

In all of this bear in mind that the veterinary cost of producing puppies will exceed the cost of selling them.

A 6 month old male will mate his own mother if left alone with her while she's in heat. They will breed a sibling they have been raised with from birth. Dogs have no sense of human morality and will breed when allowed to.

You should not raise two puppies together. Too much work and sets the dogs up to be WAY too attached to each other.

Also, that's not a very good way to get into dog breeding. Check out these articles for great info on what it is to be a breeder and the right way to get involved:

http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/breeding/breeder2.htm...

http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/breeder.html

http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/breeding.html

Do not know where you got that information from. It is incorrect. Dogs have no regard at all for "siblings" . Even 2 littermates will mate if the female is in heat. The urge to mate in a male unneutered dog who scents a female in season is so overwhelming that it becomes their sole purpose in life for the moment.

I would hope however, that you get your puppies for the pleasure of owning puppies and don't enter the orbit of backyard breeder, because that is what you would be doing if you decided to not neuter/spay and maybe down the road ...breed. No purpose to it. Leave the breeding to reputable breeders.

Dogs have no idea they will mate but is it a good idea NO!

Most states have regulations on breeding.

Minimum of 2yrs old but remember it not just simple breeding for the sake of breeding. there a lot of other things to think of and consider.

One the cost of actual breeding responsibliy All of the tests listed are necessary for the health of the ***** and her litter and also to screen for possible genetic problems that could occure in future generations.

COSTS OF HAVING A LITTER

Shots, Worming $ 75

Brucellosis Test (Doggy VD) $ 25

Hips x-rayed (for dysplasia) $ 200

Elbows x-rayed (for dysplasia) $ 75

Thyroid Test $ 50

ACVO/CERF (eye exam) $45 per/8 years $ 360

DNA Test For PRA (eyes ) $ 250

Stud Fee $ 1000

Boarding Expenses $ 200

Good Quality Food $ 90

Whelping Box $ 100

Whelping supplies Scale, blankets, towels, etc $ 100

Vet check for Mom & Pups $ 75

Dew Claw Removal $10 per puppy $ 100

Clean Up material/garbage bags $ 25

6 week vet visit with shots $ 250

Newspaper Ad $ 40

Puppy Food $ 90

X-Pen for Puppies $ 75

Safe Toys $ 50

C-section $ 2,500

Mastitis $ 300

Supplements if your female dog won't allow pups to nurse $ 150

Euthanasia for physically deformed puppies $ 50

Trouble if a puppy/puppies don't do well $200+++

PARVO and possible loss of some or all puppies $3000+++

Other associated difficulties too many and too varied to mention

but they can and do happen $200+++++++

"I have a purebred, AKC registered dog and should continue the line."

But what do those papers really tell you? Nothing important. Nothing imperative to keep that gene line going. So your dog's father was "Dakota Sunrise"... but do you know if Dakota had heart problems, hip dysplasia, or seizures? Did his mother, "Ark's Kelly Lane" have congenital cataracts, Von Willebrand's disease, or glaucoma? These can all be inherited problems that can be passed onto your "purebred" problem litters. Do you really want to risk it? Just because your dog has good family history doesn't mean he has good medical history.

"I want my pet to have a baby so I'll have another one just like her!"

Are you an identical representation of your father or mother? Probably not. You may have similar genetic traits, but you have an entirely different personality. Most planned pet breeding produce fraternal twins, the kind that are born at the same time but don't look or act alike. Even Dolly, the cloned sheep, will act differently from her clone due to her environment.

"My kids should see the miracle of birth."

Yeah, right. What for? What would that teach them that they can't learn from educational TV, books, and the internet? Mr. Scott Vogel, our education director, has some excellent videos that are ideal for children and are probably more informative than just watching it happen to the family pet. Besides, the presence of people when an animal is preparing to give birth is extremely stressful to the pet, so much so that she may not care for the newborns or even injure them, or nearby people (like your children), as she lashes out. Surely you don't want to endanger your child OR your pet. Why would you want to expose your children to the reality of baby animals just being given away because you can't provide for the litter? What if your kids worry that you will get rid of them if you can't provide for your family? Having a litter and getting rid of it will only teach your child that life is not precious. If you REALLY want to throw the ways of the world at your kid -- just take them to an animal shelter and show them all the dogs and cats, and explain that they will die because there aren't enough homes for them all. Your kids will learn.

8.) "I heard she will be a better pet if she's allowed to have a litter."What? Where did you hear THAT? First-time moms are usually too nervous and don't know what they are doing; even if the DO manage to nurse, they are not the best parent to their first litter. She will be very agitated around children, strangers, and other pets. And contrary to popular myth, down the road she will NOT look upon your family as "her litter" just because she has had babies of her own. Having a litter will not "calm her down" either -- only age and training can do that. Take it from a vet!

9.) "My father / boyfriend / husband won't let us get the pet fixed."

Now come on, guys. Grow up a little. Neutering has nothing to do with a man's anatomy. Only the pet's testicles are worked on, not the "whole package". The animal suffers ZERO psychological damage, and won't really even notice.Don't you want your pet to be around a long time? They will leave YEARS longer if you get them fixed. Males have decreased incidence of prostatic disease, testicular tumors, perianal tumors, and hernias! Female benefit too, with less chance of uterine infections, ovarian tumors, and mammary tumors -- which, by the way, are often malignant in dogs... but rarely happen if your dog is fixed!

Please don't raise any dogs.

Yes, siblings will mate, and you will produce a lot of puppies with crippling defects as a result.

We don't need more dogs, we need some better dogs, and a lot of homes for the ones that will be euthanized next Thursday if they are not adopted.

If you get two puppies and rear them togother, they will also not listen to any human being, and never be trained - dooming them to a short life as well, and never as a pet.

Again, please don't do this - nothing good can become of it.

any intact male will try to breed with an intact female

you need to find a breeding mentor and learn all you can before you think of buying two dogs

But the offspring may be less healthy, especially if they are from the same litter.

Uhhh......dogs don't have a clue.....yes, they would mate.

inbred dogs?? wtf dats gross oh okay then since they ain't siblings than that might actually work than